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Swire Pacific Offshore places US$267m order for 4 large AHTS vessels
June 2007

Swire Pacific Offshore (“SPO”) is pleased to announce that the Company has placed an order for four (4) 18,250 bhp 200 bollard pull Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels (AHTS), to be built at Pan-United Marine’s shipyard in Singapore with delivery in 2010 and 2011.

The Havyard 844 design was developed in close collaboration with SPO’s technical team, catered for offshore deepwater requirements. These SPO D-class vessels are to be built to clean class and ice class notations, and equipped with powerful 500 mt Rauma Brattvaag winches. The vessels will have ample power to support the latest generation semi-submersible rigs operating in deepwater and harsh environments whilst having adequate tank capacities and clear deck space for other offshore applications. The vessels will also adopt the latest Dynamic Positioning technology and will carry FiFi 1 classification.

The vessel design takes fuel efficiency and environmental concerns into careful consideration, taking into account the variety of roles in which the vessels will likely be engaged.